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Dark horse candidates to win WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

By Christopher O'Day

Jim Furyk, 2003 U. S. Open champion, blasts from a sand trap on the sixth hole Thursday, October 23, 2003 at the Funai Classic at Orlando, Florida. Furyk's approach shot hit the cup and rolled into the trap and he bogeyed the hole. (Photo by A. Messerschmidt/Getty Images)
Jim Furyk, 2003 U. S. Open champion, blasts from a sand trap on the sixth hole Thursday, October 23, 2003 at the Funai Classic at Orlando, Florida. Furyk's approach shot hit the cup and rolled into the trap and he bogeyed the hole. (Photo by A. Messerschmidt/Getty Images) /
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BLAINE, MINNESOTA – JULY 07: Matthew Wolff of the United States plays his shot from the seventh tee during the final round of the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities on July 07, 2019 in Blaine, Minnesota. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
BLAINE, MINNESOTA – JULY 07: Matthew Wolff of the United States plays his shot from the seventh tee during the final round of the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities on July 07, 2019 in Blaine, Minnesota. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /

Matthew Wolff – 80/1

I rode with Young Hov (Viktor Hovland) whenever he was a dark horse, as he continued to finish well in tournaments, whether it be a regular tournament or a major. I’ll continue to do the same thing with Wolff, even though his peaks and valleys have been higher so far this year.

T-50th, T-80th, CUT, 1st, T-37th

I know it isn’t near as pretty as Hovland, but that win sure stands out. With the amount of talent that Wolff has shown through his young career and his time at Oklahoma State, It’s hard not to take him as a dark horse this week. With his performances whenever an NCAA title was on the line, I’m not too worried about the competition getting to him this week, no matter how deep the field is.

He doesn’t have enough rounds under his belt so far in 2019 to truly qualify for any SG standings, although you can still look at his numbers to see where he compares to the competition.

Wolff is great around the green. If he had enough rounds to qualify, he would be 21st in SG around the green, with a number of .314.

He is pretty good on approach shots as well. His number of .437 slots him right in front of Xander Schauffele, ranking 35th in SG.

Those two are easily the strengths of his game so far on tour this year, in the very limited sample. As Wolff continues to get comfortable on tour, take advantage of him as a dark horse while you still can.

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